Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasenis an American journalist, columnist, and novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 March 1953
CityPlantation, FL
CountryUnited States of America
fun knowing target
From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at - you know, and the soapbox routine. They're much more uneasy knowing they're a target of ridicule.
girl fun writing
When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to be rednecks. That's not so farfetched, if you know how Hollywood works.
funny order laughing
I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
fun worry joy
That's the thing about being a Labrador retriever - you were born for fun. Seldom was your loopy, freewheeling mind cluttered by contemplation, and never at all by somber worry; every day was a romp. What else could there possibly be to life? Eating was a thrill. Pissing was a treat. Shitting was a joy. And licking your own balls? Bliss. And everywhere you went were gullible humans who patted and hugged and fussed over you.
fun attitude book
It's actually not very hard to re-set between the adult novels and the ones for younger readers. The narrative voices are very similar, the smartass attitude, the environmental battles. Kids love books that are irreverent and challenge authority, when authority is arbitrary, greedy or foolish. They also love it when you make fun of grownups, and I've spent my whole life as a writer doing that.
beyond central ethic goes outlook park strategy theme
It's something to be a little alarmed about, ... It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.
clearer growing kids sanity
These are all kids who are going to be growing up to vote. They have a much clearer idea of the kind of world they want to live in, ... I like to think sanity will prevail.
business lifetime newspaper pace spend sure teaches time trying
The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing.
headlines inspire wait
I wait for the headlines to inspire me.
last people
People say sometimes, gosh, that was brave of you to write such-and-such last week. 'Brave?' What do they mean 'brave?' It's right! How could you not write it?
dialogue flip good lots middle page people piece sustain
Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it.
disappears door walk
They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong, ... it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
efficient gets insulated kinda orderly
It just gets kinda creepy, it's so orderly and efficient and insulated from the real world,
fascinated people
We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.